Rockstar has released patch 1.03 for Grand Theft Auto V which removes an XP and money farming exploit from Grand Theft Auto Online.

The patch weighs in at 39MB on PlayStation 3 and is set to go live on Xbox 360 soon (at the time of writing). It appears to remove a farming exploit from the game’s online component, according to players. The glitch apparently allowed players to repeat the same mission over and over again.

The patch is also supposed to “addresses character deletion and other loss of game progress,” according to Rockstar. However, several users have been reporting that they still can’t access missing characters after the patch. Rockstar is yet to release any official patch notes, but promised that they will be available later today.

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